I am so excited to share a few of the pictures from this session that I recently did for one of my long-term clients. The session was done for a couple of purposes – first as a surprise for dad’s birthday (so if you know him…please keep the secret) and secondly to provide an image that will be used as wall paper in this family’s home! This client has one of the most beautifully decorated homes (in my opinion) that I have ever seen. It is modern, artistic and still minimalistic. They have made some gorgeous art pieces from their girls’ pictures. Anyway, I was very excited to again get to work with this family to capture and showcase memories with them.

This session was also very exciting as we got to capture images of a HUGE activity for this family. Dance! I LOVE dance pictures. The slightest movement or look can bring so much emotion and grace. It was such a treat to watch each of the girls dance.

Enjoy your sneak peek and I will have the rest up asap.

I will be in Vegas for WPPI (a photography convention/tradeshow) from the 19th through the 23rd. I have registered for a bunch of great speakers and look forward to bringing back a wealth of knowledge and ideas. I am also looking forward to meeting photographers that I “social(media)ize” with face to face;)

You have seen them before and you will see them again. This another one of my Watch Me Grow families (the one that I have termed Calgary Ink). There is not any ink this session as Dad has not yet had his new art completed for their new daughter. Next time though:) This time, the little one is 7 months old and adorable! She decided to shake things up a bit by not napping prior to the session so she was pretty tired at first. We let her have a little cat nap her and she woke up to give me all of the things that you want to capture at this age – rolls, dimply hands, drool, sitting up, toes grabbing/eating, smiles, and big curious eyes! LOVE IT! And not to forget big sister…she and Dad have always had a special bond. They were showing me just one of their tricks that they can do and mom can’t…the evil eye. I wonder if the little one will be able to do this trick? H and S, there are a bunch more to come.

I have had a couple of clients ask about their blog pictures…I should have a few more up this week:)

So when I get away from blogging I always find it a bit difficult to know where to begin when getting back. I have decided to jump back in with a mass post with a bunch of sessions that happened prior to Christmas that I did not get a chance to blog or did not blog because they were gifts. The post is filled with many clients that I have seen over the years as well as new clients. The last picture is of my own children from my “session” to get a few pictures for my grandma. I am terrible at prioritizing my own pictures so you will see this was not well planned out…it was a spontaneous 10 minutes prior to school with crazy hair and uncoordinated outfits (I think that there was even some breakfast on their faces). But it is real! I will be back posting on a regular basis and have a bunch of awesome shoots to share from the last couple of weeks:)

Oh I do love winter! I know, weird, but I do. I also know I won’t be singing the same tune in April. I do love the first couple of months of winter. When this family asked me to do a winter session for them, I was thrilled! Particularly when it was still above -10, sunny and white!! I will clarify…I will probably not shoot in less than -10 – this shoot was cold (I believe I tweeted about pulling out my long underwear for it).

I actually got to work with part of this family earlier this year when we shot the other side of their family. It was really fun to get to work with the children again. The boys, in particular, were having a blast…the girls were cold though. Even the pooch did not make it into too many shots as he was also cold…but so cute!
Thank you for having me out…tons more to come:)

I was giddy as we led up to this shoot…mom was looking for something different from what we had done in the past. It is music to a photographer’s ears to try something different. The location was one that I have been wanting to try since I drove past it on the way to another shoot this year. I have had the opportunity to watch this family grow over the years. They are such a pleasant family to shoot. Relaxed, loving…not to mention gorgeous;) This is the first time we have shot outside and it is so fun with boys of this age. They love to explore and run and play. Mom even brought an antique train that was their grandfathers…COOL! S, thank you for trusting me to capture these moments for you and for the creative freedom;)
This is from the series after the picture that I posted a couple of days ago of this little mama’s boy. I loved how he was still kissing mom;)
The little guy is daddy’s boy and was jealous of mom having pictures with him. I love the look on mom’s face in this one…seriously there is nothing cuter than to watch your husband interact with their children.